The digital age has ushered new ways to think about privacy issues and any business that uses information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the internet to process, store, communicate, and share data can no longer ignore the risk of data breaches, privacy violations, hacking and other cybersecurity concerns. Indeed, cyber risks affect all industries and markets and can represent an existential threat, especially to smaller companies that have limited resources and have built their business around one line of products or services.

This is a comprehensive report encompassing important historic framing, current regulations, in-depth research and pragmatic recommendations. This report from WhiteHawk partner Interos was recently cited in the Washington Post article article written on the concerns of sourcing from China for U.S. government information and communications technology (ICT).

Today, cyber risks affects all industries and markets and can represent an existential threat, especially to smaller companies that have limited resources and have built their business around one line of products or services.

Over the last two decades I have participated in cyber risk assessments across many economic sectors, including in government, the military, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, aviation, defense, manufacturing, and finance. I've had great opportunities to interact with business leaders and technologists in many of these organizations and have seen first-hand what it is like to struggle against a dynamic and never-ending threat.

One of the biggest challenges in cyber security litigation today is determining damages. Maybe a hacker breached a company's cyber security and stole your personal information, but were you hurt? Did someone take that information, use it to impersonate you, and generate charges for which you were liable? Did you have to take any steps or expend any sums to remedy the breach? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been thinking about this issue a lot. In September, the Acting Commissioner of the FTC, Maureen K.

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We know the chances of being affected by a cyber attack are high. Pick your study and it says the same thing - expect a significant cyber attack in the next five years. If we know the cyber attacks are coming, then why are we almost always surprised by the reports? The threats are not “ten feet tall.” Just doing some basic things can make you much more ready to defend against or respond to a cyber attack.

The cybersecurity business is booming and the demand for cybersecurity talent is as well. According to a Stanford Review of Federal Statistics, there are currently 200,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs due to a lack of qualified talent. Some projections show that number increasing to over one million by 2020. At the same time, both women and minorities are severely underrepresented in the cyber workforce. According to the